# Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition v2.0 Update Released!

- Product: Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/baldur-s-gate-enhanced-edition)
- Vendor: Beamdog
- Date: 2016-04-01
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/228280/view/2878319332212783363
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/baldur-s-gate-enhanced-edition/releases/2016-04-01-v2.0-update-released

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- **added** — New Class: The Shaman
- **added** — New Cleric Kit: The Priest of Tyr
- **changed** — Poison Weapon now scales with levels
- **changed** — Stupefier +1 has been adjusted to be more in line with the game's other equipment
- **changed** — Enchanted Weapon now modifies the target's existing weapons
- **changed** — Items can now be placed in the Off-Hand slot while ranged and two-handed weapons are equipped
- **added** — Steam Cloud Save support has been added
- **added** — Achievements have been added
- **changed** — The User Interface has been overhauled with a new system

This is our biggest update ever, and it applies to both Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition and Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition. The full release notes are linked below. We have a lot of improvements planned in the coming weeks and months as well; stay tuned for more information!

Some highlights:
- New Class: The Shaman
- New Cleric Kit: The Priest of Tyr
- Class Ability Tweak: Poison Weapon now scales with levels
- Item Tweak: Stupefier +1 has been adjusted to be more in line with the game's other equipment
- Spell Tweak: Enchanted Weapon now modifies the target's existing weapons
- Items can now be placed in the Off-Hand slot while ranged and two-handed weapons are equipped
- Steam Cloud Save support has been added (Steam only)
- Achievements have been added (Steam only)
- The User Interface has been overhauled with a new system
- Dozens of modder-friendly enhancements
- Hundreds of bug fixes

[Link to the Release Notes PDF](https://15254b2dcaab7f5478ab-24461f391e20b7336331d5789078af53.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/baldursgate.vanillaforums.com/editor/xj/sfykss7p9ujl.pdf)